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  What it means

  As the root was, so the shoots; as the mother, so the daughters. Character and nature are passed down through generations.

  English equivalent

  The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

  Vocabulary

  • korzeń — root
  • różdżka — twig, shoot, wand
  • matka — mother
  • córka — daughter

  Grammar note

  'Jaki był korzeń' uses the past tense. 'Różdżki' and 'córki' are plural nominatives. The correlative 'jaki… takie…' / 'jaka… takie…' adjusts for gender.

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